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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how to simplify 81

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well what two numbers can you multiply to get 81? (They are the same exact numbers)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

18/81 by dividing out the greatest common factor of 9 from the numerator and denominator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What Belle said, plus you simply the number you get that gives you 81 to get your final answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exactly!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9 times 9 = 81

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, but what can go into 9?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1 can go into 9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, but what is the only other number that can go into 9?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know, what else can go into 9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 can go into 9 3*3=9 9*9=81

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 is the simplified number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I get it now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, I am glad that helped.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can 3*3*9 = 81?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3*3=9*9=81

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it, thanks for the help guy's.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Np, I missed all the action

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your Welcome!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Next time, think of that as a pyramid

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I agree@Wookie

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's how I learned. You have 81, you can draw a line on each side of the number of the numbers that go into and simplify from there

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

The initial question doesn't seem valid to me, because you CAN'T simplify 81. 81 is a whole number, written the way it is. You can re-write it as a product of prime numbers, or write it as some exponent of 3 (3^4), or, you can write it as 9^2 or anything... but not to SIMPLIFY it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh I thought 81 could be simplified. My bad!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It can

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You just simplified it..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is 81 really a whole number Solomon Zelman? Because if it can be broken down to 3*3*9 then 81 isn't a whole number and it can be broken down.

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